| Foreword and Acknowledgments |
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| The Transliteration of the Hebrew Alphabet |
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1 | (2) |
| Introduction |
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3 | (2) |
| Employed Methodology |
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5 | (3) |
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1 A Survey of Research Concerned with the Structural Framework of Proverbs 1-9 |
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8 | (11) |
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1.1 The Structure and Character of Proverbs 1-9 |
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8 | (5) |
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1.1.1 Franz Delitzsch and Patrick W. Skehan |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.2 The Parental Instructions and the Speeches of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9 |
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13 | (4) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Christa Bauer-Kayatz |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.3 Summary and Appraisal |
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17 | (2) |
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2 Structure in Light of the Wisdom Concept of House-Building and House-Filling |
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19 | (33) |
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19 | (2) |
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2.2 House-building and Creation in the Ancient Near East |
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21 | (6) |
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2.3 House-building and Creation in Israel |
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27 | (6) |
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2.4 The Significance of the Wisdom of the Builder |
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33 | (2) |
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2.5 Proverbs 1-9 as the House of Wisdom: First Part |
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35 | (4) |
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2.5.1 The Art of Reading, the Art of Writing and the Art of Speaking in the Ancient Near East |
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37 | (2) |
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2.6 Proverbs 1-9 as the House of Wisdom: Second Part |
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39 | (11) |
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2.6.1 The Strongest Assertion of Unity for Proverbs 1-9 |
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43 | (2) |
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2.6.2 The Question of the Framing Ring |
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45 | (2) |
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2.6.3 The Perfectly Measurable Grand Theological-Philosophical Design of Proverbs 1-9 |
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47 | (1) |
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2.6.4 The Juxtaposition of Parental Instructions to the Speeches of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9 |
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48 | (1) |
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2.6.5 The Strategically Positioned Speeches of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9 |
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49 | (1) |
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2.7 Summary and Appraisal |
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50 | (2) |
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3 Poetic Structure in Proverbs 1:20-33: A New Chiastic Structure |
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52 | (67) |
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52 | (1) |
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3.2 The Translation of the Massoretic Text of Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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52 | (2) |
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3.3 The Train of Thought of Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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54 | (1) |
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3.3.1 Key to the Reading of the Train of Thought |
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55 | (1) |
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3.4 The Chiastic Structure of Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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55 | (9) |
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3.4.1 The Form-Critical Structure Outlined by Christa Bauer-Kayatz |
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55 | (1) |
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3.4.2 The Chiastic Structure Outlined by Phyllis Trible |
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56 | (1) |
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3.4.3 The Symmetric and Concentric Structure Outlined by Gerlinde Baumann |
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57 | (3) |
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3.4.4 The Structure Outlined by Michael V. Fox |
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60 | (1) |
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3.4.5 The Chiastic Structure Outlined by Hans F. Fuhs |
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61 | (2) |
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3.4.6 A New Chiastic Structure Proposed for Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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63 | (1) |
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3.5 The Address to the Thoughtless, Scoffers and Dullards (1:20-22) |
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64 | (26) |
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3.5.1 Proverbs 1:20-21: The Rhetorical Apertures and the Setting Terms |
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64 | (2) |
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3.5.2 Proverbs 1:22: the Rhetorical Question |
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66 | (1) |
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3.5.2.1 The Rhetorical Question in Proverbs 1:22 |
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66 | (2) |
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3.5.2.2 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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68 | (1) |
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3.5.2.2.1 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 1:20-33: the Inexperienced or the Thoughtless |
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68 | (1) |
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3.5.2.2.2 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 1:20-33: The Scoffers |
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68 | (3) |
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3.5.2.2.3 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 1:20-33: The Dullards |
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71 | (1) |
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3.5.2.3 The Rhetorical Questions in Proverbs 6:9 and the Addressee of the Parental Instruction in Proverbs 6:6-11 |
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72 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Excursus: The Question of the Imperfect/Perfect/Imperfect Tense Shifting in Proverbs 1:22 |
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73 | (2) |
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3.5.3.1 The Existence of Contrasting Verb Forms |
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75 | (3) |
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3.5.3.2 The Possibility of Parallelism without Morphological Identity |
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78 | (1) |
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3.5.3.3 The Formation of Word Associations Based on Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Rules |
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79 | (1) |
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3.5.3.3.1 The Bearings of the Paradigmatic Rules upon the Qtl-Yqtl Issue |
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80 | (4) |
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3.5.3.4 A Summary and Appraisal of the Solutions Offered for the Imperfect/Perfect/Imperfect Tense Shifting |
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84 | (1) |
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3.5.4 Excursus: The Question of the Shift From Personal (1:22a) to Impersonal Address (1:22bc) |
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85 | (1) |
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3.5.4.1 The Differentiation Between Singular and Plural in Proverbs 1:22 |
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86 | (2) |
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3.5.4.2 Similarity, Equivalence and Contrast in Proverbs 1:22 |
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88 | (2) |
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3.6 The Admonition and the Motivation Enforced by a Promise (1:23) |
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90 | (1) |
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3.7 The First Part of Wisdom's Chiding Speech (1:24-25) |
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91 | (2) |
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3.8 Announcement of the Threatening Speech (1:26-27) and its Consequence (1:28) |
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93 | (16) |
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3.8.1 Excursus: The Shift From Personal to Impersonal Address in Proverbs 1:27-28 |
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99 | (1) |
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3.8.1.1 The Solution Offered by Scott L. Harris |
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100 | (2) |
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3.8.1.1.1 Proverbs 1:20-33 and the Traditions from Jeremiah 7 and 20 |
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102 | (3) |
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3.8.1.1.2 A Brief Criticism of Scott L. Harris' Solution for the Problem of the Shift in Grammatical Person |
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105 | (3) |
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3.8.1.1.3 Concluding Remarks |
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108 | (1) |
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3.9 The Second Part of Wisdom's Chiding Speech, Accusation and Result (1:29-31) |
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109 | (3) |
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3.10 Motivation with Promise (1:32) and Concluding Appeal for a Hearer (1:33) |
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112 | (3) |
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3.11 Excursus: The Employment of Anaphora in Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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115 | (3) |
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3.12 Summary and Appraisal |
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118 | (1) |
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4 A Close Reading of Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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119 | (62) |
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119 | (1) |
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4.2 The Translation of the Massoretic Text of Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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120 | (10) |
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4.3 The Outline of the Structure of Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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130 | (1) |
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4.4 The Train of Thought of Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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131 | (3) |
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4.4.1 Key to the Reading of the Train of Thought |
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133 | (1) |
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4.5 Poetic Structure in Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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134 | (45) |
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4.5.1 Overture (Proverbs 8:1-11): the First Stanza in 8:1-5 and the Second Stanza in 8:6-11 |
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134 | (2) |
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4.5.1.1 The First Strophe of the First Stanza, the Hexacolon in 8:1-3 and the Rhetorical Question in 8:1 |
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136 | (4) |
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4.5.1.2 The Second Strophe of the First Stanza in 8:4-5 and the Tetracolon in 8:4-5 |
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140 | (1) |
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4.5.1.2.1 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36: The Missing but not Missed Scoffers |
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141 | (3) |
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4.5.1.2.2 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36: The Thoughtles |
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144 | (2) |
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4.5.1.2.3 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36: The Dullards |
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146 | (1) |
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4.5.1.2.4 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:1-36: The Men and the Sons of Men |
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147 | (1) |
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4.5.1.3 The Second Stanza in 8:6-11 |
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148 | (5) |
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4.5.1.4 Further Remarks on the Structure of Proverbs 8:4-11 |
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153 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Lesson A and the Third Stanza in Proverbs 8:12-21: Wisdom's Enticing, Tempting and Desirable Communicable Attributes in Historical Time |
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154 | (1) |
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4.5.2.1 The First Strophe of the Third Stanza in Proverbs 8:12-16 |
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154 | (2) |
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4.5.2.1.1 Excursus: The Employment of Anaphora and Epiphora in Proverbs 8:15-16 |
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156 | (1) |
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4.5.2.2 The Second Strophe of the Third Stanza in Proverbs 8:17-21 |
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157 | (2) |
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4.5.3 Lesson B and the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Stanzas in Proverbs 8:22-31: Wisdom's Birth and Celebration in Primordial Time |
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159 | (3) |
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4.5.3.1 The First Stanza (A/A') |
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162 | (1) |
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4.5.3.1.1 The Strophe (Γ/Γ) of the First Stanza (A/A') |
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163 | (2) |
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4.5.3.2 The Second Stanza Δ/Δ' |
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165 | (1) |
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4.5.3.2.1 The Strophe (E/E') of the Second Stanza Δ/Δ' |
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166 | (2) |
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4.5.3.3 The Third Stanza (H/H') and its Strophe (Z/Z') |
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168 | (3) |
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4.5.4 Closure: Invitation and Admonition with Macarisms and Motivation (8:32-36) |
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171 | (3) |
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4.5.4.1 The First Strophe in 8:32-34 |
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174 | (3) |
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4.5.4.2 The Second Strophe in 8:35-36 |
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177 | (2) |
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4.6 Summary and Appraisal |
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179 | (2) |
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5 A Close Reading of Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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181 | (24) |
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181 | (1) |
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5.2 The Translation of the Massoretic Text of Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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182 | (1) |
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5.3 The Outline of the Structure of Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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183 | (1) |
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5.4 The Train of Thought of Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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184 | (1) |
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5.4.1 Key to the Reading of the Train of Thought |
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185 | (1) |
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5.5 Poetic Structure in Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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185 | (18) |
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5.5.1 Wisdom's House-Building and House-Filling (9:1-2) |
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187 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Wisdom's First Invitation (9:3-4) |
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191 | (1) |
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5.5.2.1 The Audience of Wisdom in Proverbs 9:1-6: the Thoughtless and the One Lacking Sense |
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192 | (4) |
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5.5.3 Wisdom's Second Invitation: to the Ones Lacking Sense to Come to Eat Her Bread and Imbibe the Wine She Mingled (9:5) |
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196 | (2) |
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5.5.4 Wisdom's General Admonition to the Thoughtless: to Forsake Other Paths and Obtain Life and Walk in the Way of Understanding (9:6) |
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198 | (5) |
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5.6 Summary and Appraisal |
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203 | (2) |
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6 The Gattung Definition of the Three Speeches of Wisdom |
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205 | (25) |
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6.1 Preliminary Foundational and Methodological Remarks |
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205 | (2) |
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6.2 The Gattung Definition of Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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207 | (3) |
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6.2.1 The Question of Family Resemblance |
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207 | (3) |
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6.3 The Classification of Proverbs 1-9 As A Wisdom Instruction |
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210 | (3) |
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6.3.1 Summary and Appraisal |
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212 | (1) |
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6.4 The Gattung Definition of Proverbs 8:1-36 and 9:1-6 |
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213 | (3) |
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6.4.1 The Parental Instructions and the Instructions by other Characters |
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213 | (1) |
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6.4.2 The Parental Instructions and the Different Character of the Instructions of Wisdom |
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214 | (2) |
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6.5 Summary and Appraisal |
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216 | (3) |
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6.6 Proverbs 1:20-33: Repentance Sermon or Instruction? |
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219 | (11) |
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6.6.1 The Chiding and Threatening Speeches in Proverbs 1:24-32 and the Question of Prophetic Influence |
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219 | (3) |
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6.6.2 The Unusual Formulation of Wisdom's Chiding and Threatening Speeches: the Question of Schadenfreude or Joie Maligne in 1:26 and Wisdom's Personal Authority |
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222 | (3) |
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6.6.3 The Question of Adoption and Adaptation of Prophetic Speech Formen and Motifs in Proverbs 1:24-32 and the Divine Authority of Wisdom |
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225 | (2) |
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6.6.4 Summary and Appraisal |
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227 | (3) |
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7 Wisdom Built Her House: Poetic Imagery as a Unifying Element of Structure |
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230 | (56) |
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230 | (4) |
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7.2 Proverbs 1-9 A Collection/Anthology or a Composition of Instructions |
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234 | (2) |
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7.3 An Enumeration of Metaphors, Similes, Themes, Motifs and Imageries |
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236 | (17) |
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7.3.1 An Enumeration of the Metaphors Occurring in Proverbs 1-9 |
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236 | (7) |
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7.3.2 An Enumeration of the Similes Occurring in Proverbs 1-9 |
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243 | (1) |
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7.3.3 An Enumeration of the Themes Occurring in Proverbs 1-9 |
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244 | (4) |
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7.3.4 An Enumeration of the Motifs Occurring in Proverbs 1-9 |
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248 | (3) |
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7.3.5 An Enumeration of the Imageries Occurring in Proverbs 1-9 |
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251 | (2) |
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7.4 The Path Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 |
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253 | (3) |
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7.5 The House Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 |
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256 | (15) |
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7.5.1 The Allusions to the House Imagery With Regards to the Negative Characters in Proverbs 1-9 |
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257 | (1) |
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7.5.1.1 The First Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 1:13 |
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257 | (1) |
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7.5.1.2 The Second Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 2:16-19 |
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258 | (1) |
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7.5.1.3 The Third Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 5:3 |
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259 | (1) |
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7.5.1.4 The Fourth Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 6:31 |
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260 | (1) |
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7.5.1.5 The Fifth Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 7:6, 8, 19-20, 27 |
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260 | (1) |
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7.5.1.6 The Sixth Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 9:14 |
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261 | (1) |
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7.5.2 The Allusions to the House Imagery With Regards to the Positive Characters in Proverbs 1-9 |
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262 | (1) |
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7.5.2.1 The First Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 3:10 |
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262 | (2) |
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7.5.2.2 The Second Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 8:12 |
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264 | (1) |
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7.5.2.3 The Third Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 8:34 |
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264 | (3) |
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7.5.2.3.1 The First Connection Between Proverbs 8:32-36 and Deuteronomy 6: 6:2, 4-6, 7-11 |
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267 | (1) |
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7.5.2.3.2 The Second Connection Between Proverbs 8:32-36 and Deuteronomy 6: 6:2, 4-6, 7-11 |
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267 | (1) |
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7.5.2.4 The Fourth Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 9:1-2 |
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268 | (1) |
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7.5.2.5 The Covert Allusion to the House Imagery: Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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269 | (2) |
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7.6 The Treasure Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 |
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271 | (13) |
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7.6.1 The First Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 1:9 |
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271 | (1) |
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7.6.2 The Second Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 1:13-14 |
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272 | (1) |
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7.6.3 The Third/Covert Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 1:28 |
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272 | (1) |
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7.6.4 The Fourth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 2:4 |
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273 | (1) |
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7.6.5 The Fifth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 3:13-16 |
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274 | (1) |
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7.6.6 The Sixth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 3:22b |
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275 | (1) |
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7.6.7 The Seventh/Covert Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 3:35a |
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276 | (1) |
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7.6.8 The Eighth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 4:5-9 |
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276 | (4) |
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7.6.9 The Ninth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 7:20 |
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280 | (1) |
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7.6.10 The Tenth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 8:10-11 |
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280 | (1) |
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7.6.11 The Eleventh Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 8:18-19 |
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281 | (1) |
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7.6.12 The Twelfth Allusion to the Treasure Imagery: Proverbs 8:21 |
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281 | (1) |
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7.6.13 The Comparison Between Wisdom and Precious Materials in Proverbs 8:10-19 |
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282 | (2) |
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7.7 Summary and Appraisal |
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284 | (2) |
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8 Gradation of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Wisdom's Speeches |
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286 | (58) |
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286 | (1) |
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8.2 The Question of Chronological Sequence of Events and Plot |
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287 | (3) |
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8.3 Gradation in Proverbs 1:20-33; 8:1-36 and 9:1-6 |
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290 | (52) |
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8.3.1 The Latency of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Proverbs 1:20-33 |
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291 | (8) |
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8.3.2 The Gradation of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Proverbs 8:1-36 |
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299 | (16) |
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8.3.3 The Gradation and Climax of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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315 | (1) |
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8.3.3.1 Proverbs 9:1-6: Anticlimax Versus Climax |
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315 | (2) |
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8.3.3.2 Wisdom's House in the Light of Proverbs 8:34 and 9:1 |
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317 | (8) |
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8.3.3.2.1 The Pillars of the House of Wisdom in Proverbs 9:1 |
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325 | (4) |
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8.3.3.3 The Maidservants of Wisdom in Proverbs 9:3 |
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329 | (3) |
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8.3.3.4 The Climax of Enticement, Temptation and Desirability in Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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332 | (2) |
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8.3.3.4.1 The Difficulty Surrounding the Issuing of Another Call in Proverbs 9:1-6 |
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334 | (2) |
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8.3.4 Summary and Appraisal |
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336 | (1) |
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8.3.5 The Disadvantage of Wisdom in the Process of Providing Her Enticing, Tempting and Desirable Offers |
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336 | (1) |
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8.3.5.1 The Immediateness of Doom in Proverbs 1:26-27 |
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337 | (1) |
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8.3.5.2 The Immediateness of Doom in Proverbs 3:25 |
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338 | (1) |
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8.3.5.3 The Immediateness of Doom in Proverbs 6:15 |
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339 | (1) |
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8.3.5.4 The Immediateness of Doom in Proverbs 7:22 |
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340 | (2) |
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8.4 Summary and Appraisal |
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342 | (2) |
| Conclusion |
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344 | (3) |
| Bibliography |
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347 | (10) |
| Index of Ancient Texts |
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357 | (15) |
| Index of Names |
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372 | (2) |
| Index of Subjects |
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